2020 – Present

New Mexico Historic Sites

New Mexico Historic Sites

For her summer internship, Emily Jones worked with Kieffer Nail at the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs to create guides and mascots for children’s activity booklets.

Los Luceros Historic Site

Los Luceros Historic Site

Los Luceros Historic Site PICT 2023 As part of the semester-long project and capstone experience for students in Media Arts & Technology, students updated exhibits in the Los Luceros Historic Site. They re-designed the site’s self-guided tour, added videos in the visitors center, developed an interactive Pepper’s Ghost that will be installed in the fireplaces … Continue reading Los Luceros Historic Site

Coronado Historic Site Activity Booklet Cover

Coronado Historic Site Activity Booklet Cover

Brianna Vela created hand-painted covers for activity booklets for each of New Mexico’s Historic Sites. Pictured here is the cover for the Coronado Historic Site.

Invierno: Humo y Hielo (smoke and ice)

Invierno: Humo y Hielo (smoke and ice)

Invierno: Humo y Hielo (smoke and Ice), Volume II, Issue 4 In 2022 -2023, The Manitos Community memory project focussed on continuing the series of Cuadernos started in 2020. Volume II, Issues 1, -4 celebrate food sovereignty by season, within the Manitos communities. 

Otoño: Cosechas y Cazas (Harvest and Houses)

Otoño: Cosechas y Cazas (Harvest and Houses)

Otoño: Cosechas y Cazas (Harvest and Houses), Volume II, Issue 3 In 2022 -2023, The Manitos Community memory project focussed on continuing the series of Cuadernos started in 2020. Volume II, Issues 1, -4 celebrate food sovereignty by season, within the Manitos communities. 

Verano: Sol y Agua (Sun and Water)

Verano: Sol y Agua (Sun and Water)

Verano: Sol y Agua (Sun and Water), Volume II, Issue 2 In 2022 -2023, The Manitos Community memory project focussed on continuing the series of Cuadernos started in 2020. Volume II, Issues 1, -4 celebrate food sovereignty by season, within the Manitos communities.   

Primavera: Semillas y Viento, Volume II, Issue 1

Primavera: Semillas y Viento, Volume II, Issue 1

Primavera: Semillas y Viento, Volume II, Issue 1 In 2022-2023, The Manitos Community Memory Project focussed on continuing the series of Cuadernos started in 2020. Volume II, Issues 1, -4 celebrate food sovereignty by season, within Manitos communities. 

Stockpile Stewardship

Stockpile Stewardship

Video player application for Surface Pro 8 tablets. Stockpile Stewardship exhibit, National Atomic Testing Museum  

Los Alamos Trails App

Los Alamos Trails App

The Los Alamos Trails app profiles dozens of trails in Los Alamos County, Bandelier National Monument, and the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Santa Fe Children’s Museum

The PICT 2021 course proudly partnered with the SFCM to create student-designed exhibits and other materials for the Museum focused on giving back to their community with an emphasis on at-risk youth and their families. In addition to exhibits, marketing and branding materials, students also designed and created complimentary educational STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the … Continue reading Santa Fe Children’s Museum

Dressing with Purpose

Dressing with Purpose

Museum of International Folk Art team including Exhibit Designer Trilby Nelson, Curator Carrie Hertz, Graphic Designer Monica Meehan, and Director of Education Leslie Fagre, worked with intern Jonah Spear to create a web app that allows visitors to engage with an interactive map of Scandinavia for the exhibition Dressing With Purpose. Faculty Advisor, Rianne Trujillo … Continue reading Dressing with Purpose

See The Science Bradbury Science Museum Association

See The Science Bradbury Science Museum Association

Working with an exhibition team headed up by scientist Harshini Mukundan, intern Samantha Gallegos created three animated shorts and web pages  for See the Science, an online STEM learning exhibit targeted at 5th grade students. Faculty Advisor: Angela Meron

High Plains Grassland Alliance website redesign

High Plains Grasslands Alliance website redesign

https://hpga-knowledge-site-nmhu.hub.arcgis.com/ Working with NMHU faculty member Joe Zebrowski, intern Lindsey Abeita created a new user interface and web portal. The High Plains Grassland Alliance is a group of ranchers collecting data for a regional climate data map. Faculty Advisor: Lauren Addario

516 ARTS

516 ARTS

Intern Daniel Ulibarri worked with Education Coordinator Viola Arduini to enhance the organization’s overall digital presence. This image is a photo taken by Daniel for 516 ARTS. Mentor: Veronica Black; Faculty Advisor: Morgan Barnard 

New Mexico History Museum Website Redesign

New Mexico History Museum Website Redesign

https://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/ Chris Romero and Joe Chacon worked with Chris Albert to redesign the New Mexico History Museum’s home page, sitewide headers and footers, and created a new page aggregating a sampling of the museum’s online offerings. Faculty Advisor: Rianne Trujillo    

Illustrated panels, Los Luceros Historic Site

Illustrated panels, Los Luceros Historic Site

Site Manager Ethan Ortega and Interpretative Ranger Rebecca Ward worked with intern Anais Savariau to create  a 9-panel poster display highlighting the stories of young farmers who have returned to their farms in northern New Mexico. Mentor: Chris Romero

Currents New Media

Currents New Media

https://youtu.be/bDHPI9QmEyA Intern Elana Salazar documented Currents, an international new media festival held annually in Santa Fe, NM.

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Computer Speed Explained!

This animation was created by intern Gabriela Smith for the updated Supercomputing exhibit at the Bradbury Science Museum.

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Computer processing speed explained!

This video was created by Cultural Technology Intern Gabriella Smith. It was part of the update to the Supercomputing exhibit at the Bradbury Science Museum.

ButtARfly

ButtARfly

ButtARfly is a prototype web app that is part of the Cooper Hewitt Interaction Lab’s Activating Smithsonian open access initiative. NMHU faculty  Jonathan Lee project lead, Rianne Trujillo, web developer, Miriam Langer, content developer and Lauren Addario, audio advisor and content developer worked together to develop this project.

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Quantum Computing Explained!

As part of her internship with the Bradbury Science Museum, Cultural Technology intern Gabriella Smith, created a short animation to explain quantum computing.

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3-D Models for Roswell Museum of Art

For their summer internships, NMHU Software Systems Design Students Scott Bing and Robert Garner created 3-D models of artifacts and created a model of the original WPA theater for the Roswell Museum of Art.

Bradbury Science Museum Interactive touchscreens

Bradbury Science Museum Interactive touchscreens

Interactive Touchscreens Software Systems Design student, Ashley Kinsel, created these interactive touchscreens as part of an update to the existing Supercomputing Exhibit at the Bradbury Science Museum.

Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan

Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan

Website- Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan Jonah Spear, SSD student, created an online exhibition for the Museum of International Folk Art, Yokai: Ghosts and demons of Japan. The website includes a responsive user interface and framework, vue.js, and is optimized for all digital devices. User interface design by Media Arts & Technology graduate, Chris … Continue reading Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan

Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 1

Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 1

Nombrando la Muerte, Volume 1, Issue 1. The year 2020 has been one completely defined by COVID-19, a global pandemic that has often been compared to the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu. In the summer of 2020, as part of the Manitos Community Memory Project, focused on building a community based archive, we decided to collect stories … Continue reading Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 1

Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 2

Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 2

Narrating Death, Volume 1, Issue 2. The year 2020 has been one completely defined by COVID-19, a global pandemic that has often been compared to the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu. In the summer of 2020, as part of the Manitos Community Memory Project, focused on building a community based archive, we decided to collect stories about … Continue reading Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 2

Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 3

Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 3

La Curandera, Volume 1, Issue 3. The year 2020 has been one completely defined by COVID-19, a global pandemic that has often been compared to the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu. In the summer of 2020, as part of the Manitos Community Memory Project, focused on building a community based archive, we decided to collect stories about … Continue reading Cuaderno, Volume 1, Issue 3

Blank Cuaderno

Blank Cuaderno

Blank Cuaderno . In the summer of 2020, as part of the Manitos Community Memory Project, we decided to collect stories about the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu epidemic and COVID-19. This cuaderno is intentionally left blank.

Bradbury Science Museum, Meet Tubie!

Bradbury Science Museum, Meet Tubie!

As part of her internship with the Bradbury Science Museum, Cultural Technology intern Gabriella Smith, created an animated character to help explain complex supercomputing concepts to museum visitors. Tubie is included in touchscreen panels as part of the updated Supercomputing Exhibit at the Bradbury Science Museum.

New Mexico Museum of Art Multimedia Title Wall

New Mexico Museum of Art Multimedia Title Wall

For her summer internship, Becca Sharp refined a prototype developed with a microcontroller and neopixels for the Breath Taking Exhibit at the New Mexico Museum of Art. The title wall text is designed to mimic the rhythm of the breath.

New Mexico Museum of Art, Website for Alcoves Exhibits

New Mexico Museum of Art, Website for Alcoves Exhibits

Vaughn Allen, with faculty advisement from Rianne Trujillo, created a web-based archive of the in-gallery touchscreen for New Mexico Museum of Art’s Alcove shows 2012-2020. This site will be repurposed as a touch screen once the gallery reopens. Visit http://alcoves.nmartmuseum.org/#/exhibits to view the site.

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How to Make a Stop Motion Video, Santa Fe Children’s Museum

As part of her Emergency Cultural Service, Natasha Vasquez created a series of online tutorials for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Her videos explained how to make a stop motion animation in three different ways children in several age groups.  

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How to Make a Stop Motion Animation Background

As part of her Emergency Cultural Service, Natasha Vasquez created a series of online tutorials for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Her videos explained how to make a stop motion animation in three different ways children in several age groups.

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How to Make a Bee, Santa Fe Children’s Museum

As part of her Emergency Cultural Service, Natasha Vasquez created a series of online tutorials for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Her videos explained how to make a stop motion animation in three different ways children in several age groups.

New Mexico Historic Sites Social Media Branding Project

New Mexico Historic Sites Social Media Branding Project

As part of our Emergency Cultural services internships this summer, Lily Padilla created a branding and style guide for New Mexico Historic Sites social media campaign.  

Manitos Archetype Posters

Manitos Archetype Posters

Natasha Vasquez created these posters as part of a summer internship and a Seabury Fellowship. They are depictions of Manitos Archetypes from northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.

Manitos Placemats

Manitos Placemats

These placemats were created as part of the Manitos Community Memory Project. They will be used in local restaurants in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado to help educate and inform children about their Manitos heritage.

Cafe Y Atole in Spanish

Cafe Y Atole in Spanish

Cafe Y Atole in Spanish is an Animation by Natasha Vasquez– This animation in Spanish highlights the trovo Cafe y Atole. It was created as part of an internship for the Manitos Community Memory Project.

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Light Among the Ruins

An interactive game created by Becca Sharp for PICT 2019 A Unity-based game that allows visitors to the Jemez Historic Site the opportunity to light virtual farolitos

The Doomed Balloon Flight of S.A. Andree

The Doomed Balloon Flight of S.A. Andree

Albuquerque International Balloon Museum The balloon flight of S.A. Andree Interactive Touch Tables